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How to Create Beautiful Website Backgrounds in Framer
In this Framer tutorial, I'll show you 8 easy ways to create the most beautiful backgrounds for your Framer websites. We're going to cover animated gradients, interactive backgrounds, and ASCII art solutions — all without writing a single line of code.
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Nandi
Table of contents
Setting up your backgrounds in Framer
Before diving into the effects, it’s essential to understand how to structure your backgrounds properly in Framer. Here’s a quick setup guide:
Wrap your content: Place all hero section elements (text, buttons, etc.) inside a
Contentframe.Position your background: Add your background element inside the hero section and set it to absolute positioning.
Adjust pins: Set the left, top, bottom, and right pins to
0so that the background spans the entire hero section.Set Z-index: Ensure the background has a lower Z-index than the content frame so it stays behind your text.
Now, let’s jump into the backgrounds!
God rays
Setting up your backgrounds in Framer
Before diving into the effects, it’s essential to understand how to structure your backgrounds properly in Framer. Here’s a quick setup guide:
Wrap your content: Place all hero section elements (text, buttons, etc.) inside a
Contentframe.Position your background: Add your background element inside the hero section and set it to absolute positioning.
Adjust pins: Set the left, top, bottom, and right pins to
0so that the background spans the entire hero section.Set Z-index: Ensure the background has a lower Z-index than the content frame so it stays behind your text.
Now, let’s jump into the backgrounds!
God rays
Setting up your backgrounds in Framer
Before diving into the effects, it’s essential to understand how to structure your backgrounds properly in Framer. Here’s a quick setup guide:
Wrap your content: Place all hero section elements (text, buttons, etc.) inside a
Contentframe.Position your background: Add your background element inside the hero section and set it to absolute positioning.
Adjust pins: Set the left, top, bottom, and right pins to
0so that the background spans the entire hero section.Set Z-index: Ensure the background has a lower Z-index than the content frame so it stays behind your text.
Now, let’s jump into the backgrounds!
God rays
God rays.
God rays.
God rays.
What it does: Creates beautiful light rays that animate subtly in the background.
Drag & drop the light rays component into your hero section.
Customize the colors, animation intensity, and number of rays.
Set it to multicolor random for a fresh look on every page load.
Shader gradient
What it does: Creates beautiful light rays that animate subtly in the background.
Drag & drop the light rays component into your hero section.
Customize the colors, animation intensity, and number of rays.
Set it to multicolor random for a fresh look on every page load.
Shader gradient
What it does: Creates beautiful light rays that animate subtly in the background.
Drag & drop the light rays component into your hero section.
Customize the colors, animation intensity, and number of rays.
Set it to multicolor random for a fresh look on every page load.
Shader gradient
Shader gradient.
Shader gradient.
Shader gradient.
What it does: Adds stunning animated gradients with dynamic textures.
Go to Shader gradient website and customize your gradient.
Copy the generated URL and paste it your Framer project.
Adjust properties like noise strength, pixel density, and shape.
To make things easier, you can find the shader gradient plugin in Framer using Command + K then just search for shader gradient.
ASCII art
What it does: Adds stunning animated gradients with dynamic textures.
Go to Shader gradient website and customize your gradient.
Copy the generated URL and paste it your Framer project.
Adjust properties like noise strength, pixel density, and shape.
To make things easier, you can find the shader gradient plugin in Framer using Command + K then just search for shader gradient.
ASCII art
What it does: Adds stunning animated gradients with dynamic textures.
Go to Shader gradient website and customize your gradient.
Copy the generated URL and paste it your Framer project.
Adjust properties like noise strength, pixel density, and shape.
To make things easier, you can find the shader gradient plugin in Framer using Command + K then just search for shader gradient.
ASCII art
ASCII art.
ASCII art.
ASCII art.
What it does: Converts images into ASCII-styled artwork.
Select an image, apply the effect, and insert it into your canvas.
The ASCII art generator component dynamically converts any image into ASCII, perfect for blog thumbnails and unique effects.
Chroma backgrounds
What it does: Converts images into ASCII-styled artwork.
Select an image, apply the effect, and insert it into your canvas.
The ASCII art generator component dynamically converts any image into ASCII, perfect for blog thumbnails and unique effects.
Chroma backgrounds
What it does: Converts images into ASCII-styled artwork.
Select an image, apply the effect, and insert it into your canvas.
The ASCII art generator component dynamically converts any image into ASCII, perfect for blog thumbnails and unique effects.
Chroma backgrounds
Chroma backgrounds.
Chroma backgrounds.
Chroma backgrounds.
What it does: Creates interactive hover-based background effects.
Drag & drop the chroma background component.
Choose from six presets (like liquid, smoke, and plasma).
Works best on dark backgrounds.
Although it’s not fully customizable, the hover effect makes it super interactive.
Shimmer grid
What it does: Creates interactive hover-based background effects.
Drag & drop the chroma background component.
Choose from six presets (like liquid, smoke, and plasma).
Works best on dark backgrounds.
Although it’s not fully customizable, the hover effect makes it super interactive.
Shimmer grid
What it does: Creates interactive hover-based background effects.
Drag & drop the chroma background component.
Choose from six presets (like liquid, smoke, and plasma).
Works best on dark backgrounds.
Although it’s not fully customizable, the hover effect makes it super interactive.
Shimmer grid
Shimmer grid.
Shimmer grid.
Shimmer grid.
What it does: Adds a subtle animated grid that shimmers on interaction.
Drop the shimmer grid component into your Framer project.
Adjust speed, density, and color for a futuristic glow effect.
Ideal for adding tech-inspired aesthetics to modern websites.
Animated gradient
What it does: Adds a subtle animated grid that shimmers on interaction.
Drop the shimmer grid component into your Framer project.
Adjust speed, density, and color for a futuristic glow effect.
Ideal for adding tech-inspired aesthetics to modern websites.
Animated gradient
What it does: Adds a subtle animated grid that shimmers on interaction.
Drop the shimmer grid component into your Framer project.
Adjust speed, density, and color for a futuristic glow effect.
Ideal for adding tech-inspired aesthetics to modern websites.
Animated gradient
Animated gradient.
Animated gradient.
Animated gradient.
What it does: Similar to shader gradient but with built-in animation controls.
Add the animated gradient component.
Customize the color stops and animation speed.
Unlike shader gradient, you can modify gradients directly inside Framer.
LED matrix
What it does: Similar to shader gradient but with built-in animation controls.
Add the animated gradient component.
Customize the color stops and animation speed.
Unlike shader gradient, you can modify gradients directly inside Framer.
LED matrix
What it does: Similar to shader gradient but with built-in animation controls.
Add the animated gradient component.
Customize the color stops and animation speed.
Unlike shader gradient, you can modify gradients directly inside Framer.
LED matrix
LED matrix.
LED matrix.
LED matrix.
What it does: Simulates an old-school LED display effect.
Drag & drop the LED matrix component.
Customize the dot size, spacing, and color.
Works great for retro or cyberpunk aesthetics.
Shimmer dot
What it does: Simulates an old-school LED display effect.
Drag & drop the LED matrix component.
Customize the dot size, spacing, and color.
Works great for retro or cyberpunk aesthetics.
Shimmer dot
What it does: Simulates an old-school LED display effect.
Drag & drop the LED matrix component.
Customize the dot size, spacing, and color.
Works great for retro or cyberpunk aesthetics.
Shimmer dot
Shimmer dot.
Shimmer dot.
Shimmer dot.
What it does: Creates a dynamic dot-based background that responds to movement.
Place the shimmer dot component inside your hero section.
Adjust dot size, shimmer speed, and animation intensity.
Adds an interactive feel to minimalist designs.
Final thoughts
With these eight techniques, you can transform your Framer websites into visually stunning experiences. Whether you go for subtle gradients or bold interactive effects, there’s a background style for every project.
What it does: Creates a dynamic dot-based background that responds to movement.
Place the shimmer dot component inside your hero section.
Adjust dot size, shimmer speed, and animation intensity.
Adds an interactive feel to minimalist designs.
Final thoughts
With these eight techniques, you can transform your Framer websites into visually stunning experiences. Whether you go for subtle gradients or bold interactive effects, there’s a background style for every project.
What it does: Creates a dynamic dot-based background that responds to movement.
Place the shimmer dot component inside your hero section.
Adjust dot size, shimmer speed, and animation intensity.
Adds an interactive feel to minimalist designs.
Final thoughts
With these eight techniques, you can transform your Framer websites into visually stunning experiences. Whether you go for subtle gradients or bold interactive effects, there’s a background style for every project.
